Why I'm Not Wild About Podcasts

You wanted a podcast. Well, you got one. There will likely be more where that one came from, too. See what you've done?

 Chris K summed it up best:

It's a great format if you want to listen to people blabber about a specific topic, but it's a horrible format for getting lots of information in a short time, which is really why we're all reading TUAW and other blogs in the first place. (...as I glance at the long list of RSS feeds in my news reader...)

The main problem I have with podcasts (other than being a kneejerk anti-trendy kind of guy) is that unless you're very careful to duplicate everything from your podcasts, there's likely going to be things ONLY covered on your podcast, which us actual readers will miss.

Great minds think alike, Chris. Podcasts are a passing fad I'd prefer to wait out. I think they are impractical and serve the blogger's ego more than the blog reader's purpose. The irony of my stand on podcasts is that I'm a person who really does love to hear herself talk. Ask anyone who knows me :) But in the end, I'll admit that what I have to say is generally better communicated in writing than by spoken word.
Interestingly, though, I write the way I speak...if you knew me in
"real life", you'd recognize the patterns, the cadence... even the punctuation. Yes, I speak with a lot of ellipses (and parentheses). The only advantage to podcasts I can see is that I don't have to spell-check when I'm done speaking.

Having said all that, since C.K.'s mouth
Pandora's box has been opened already, there's a good chance I'm going to have to participate in the occassional TUAW podcast. I consider myself a good sport, so I'll take one for the team and I'll try to sound like I'm enjoying myself.

Just remember... you have only yourselves to blame.